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2016

Dynamic Logic with Binders and Its Application to the Development of Reactive Systems

Autores
Madeira, A; Barbosa, LS; Hennicker, R; Martins, MA;

Publicação
THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF COMPUTING - ICTAC 2016

Abstract
This paper introduces a logic to support the specification and development of reactive systems on various levels of abstraction, from property specifications, concerning e.g. safety and liveness requirements, to constructive specifications representing concrete processes. This is achieved by combining binders of hybrid logic with regular modalities of dynamic logics in the same formalism, which we call D-down arrow-logic. The semantics of our logic focuses on effective processes and is therefore given in terms of reachable transition systems with initial states. The second part of the paper resorts to this logic to frame stepwise development of reactive systems within the software development methodology proposed by Sannella and Tarlecki. In particular, we instantiate the generic concepts of constructor and abstractor implementations by using standard operators on reactive components, like relabelling and parallel composition, as constructors, and bisimulation for abstraction. We also study vertical composition of implementations which relies on the preservation of bisimularity by the constructions on labeleld transition systems.

2016

Hybrid Automata as Coalgebras

Autores
Neves, R; Barbosa, LS;

Publicação
THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF COMPUTING - ICTAC 2016

Abstract
Able to simultaneously encode discrete transitions and continuous behaviour, hybrid automata are the de facto framework for the formal specification and analysis of hybrid systems. The current paper revisits hybrid automata from a coalgebraic point of view. This allows to interpret them as state-based components, and provides a uniform theory to address variability in their definition, as well as the corresponding notions of behaviour, bisimulation, and observational semantics.

2016

An Enhanced Model for Stochastic Coordination

Autores
Oliveira, N; Barbosa, LS;

Publicação
ELECTRONIC PROCEEDINGS IN THEORETICAL COMPUTER SCIENCE

Abstract
Applications developed over the cloud coordinate several, often anonymous, computational resources, distributed over different execution nodes, within flexible architectures. Coordination models able to represent quantitative data provide a powerful basis for their analysis and validation. This paper extends IMCReo, a semantic model for Stochastic Reo based on interactive Markov chains, to enhance its scalability, by regarding each channel and node, as well as interface components, as independent stochastic processes that may (or may not) synchronise with the rest of the coordination circuit.

2016

Collaborative Environments in Software Engineering Teaching: A FLOSS Approach

Autores
Fernandesand, S; Barbosa, LS;

Publicação
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 15TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON E-LEARNING (ECEL 2016)

Abstract
Open development has emerged as a method for creating versatile and complex products through free collaboration of individuals. This free collaboration gathers globally distributed teams. Similarly, it is common today to view businesses and other human organisations as ecosystems, where several participating companies and organisations cooperate and compete together. As an example, Free/Libre Open Source Software ( FLOSS) development is one area where community driven development provides a plausible platform for both development of products and establishing a software ecosystem where a set of businesses contribute their own innovations. Equally, open and informal learning environments and open innovation platforms are also gaining ground. While such initiatives are not limited to any specific area, they typically offer a technological, legal, social, and economic framework for development, relying always on people as open development would not exist without the active participation of them. This paper explores the participation of master students in FLOSS projects, while merging two different settings of learning: formal and open/informal education.

2016

Digital Government and Administrative Burden Reduction

Autores
Veiga, L; Janowski, T; Barbosa, LS;

Publicação
9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE (ICEGOV 2016)

Abstract
Administrative burden represents the costs to businesses, citizens and the administration itself of complying with government regulations and procedures. The burden tends to increase with new forms of public governance that rely less on direct decisions and actions undertaken by traditional government bureaucracies, and more on government creating and regulating the environment for other, non-state actors to jointly address public needs. Based on the reviews of research and policy literature, this paper explores administrative burden as a policy problem, presents how Digital Government (DG) could be applied to address this problem, and identifies societal adoption, organizational readiness and other conditions under which DG can be an effective tool for Administrative Burden Reduction (ABR). Finally, the paper tracks ABR to the latest Contextualization stage in the DG evolution, and discusses possible development approaches and technological potential of pursuing ABR through DG.

2016

Applying the 3C Model to FLOSS Communities

Autores
Fernandes, S; Barbosa, LS;

Publicação
COLLABORATION AND TECHNOLOGY, CRIWG 2016

Abstract
How learning occurs within Free/LibreOpen Source (FLOSS) communities and what is the dynamics of such projects (e.g. the life cycle of such projects) are very relevant questions when considering the use of FLOSS projects in a formal education setting. This paper introduces an approach based on the 3C collaboration model (communication, coordination and cooperation) to represent the collaborative learning dynamics within FLOSS communities. To explore the collaborative learning potential of FLOSS communities a number of questionnaires and interviews to selected FLOSS contributors were run. From this study a 3C collaborative model applicable to FLOSS communities was designed and discussed.

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